Red Lion Hundred is an unincorporated subdivision of

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. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the

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, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference.

Boundaries and Formation

Red Lion Hundred is that portion of

that lies south of Red Lion Creek, north of the

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and the small remaining portion of St. George's Creek, and generally east of the Red Lion Road (DE Route 71). It was one of the original hundreds in

created in 1682 and was named for Red Lion Creek that runs along its northern boundary. When created it included some of the area now in

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, which was split off in 1710. The city of

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and the community of St. George's are in Red Lion Hundred.

Development

Red Lion Hundred is rural and agricultural in places, but there is considerable suburban development and an industrial area along the

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Geography

Important geographical features, in addition to the

, St. Georges's Creek and Red Lion Creek, include the

, which forms its eastern boundary, Dragon Creek, and Pea Patch Island in the

. It is entirely in the coastal plain region on the

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Transportation

Important roads include portions of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (

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), the DuPont Highway (

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), River Road (

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), and Wrangle Hill Road (

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). A portion of the old Delaware Railroad, subsequently the Delmarva branch of the

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, now the

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's Delmarva Subdivision, runs north–south through the western corner of the hundred.

References

{{Delaware Hundreds in New Castle County, Delaware